Global Smaller Companies Trust
| Formerly | F&C Global Smaller Companies plc BMO Global Smaller Companies plc |
|---|---|
| Company type | Public |
| LSE: GSCT FTSE 250 component | |
| Founded | 1889 |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Graham Oldroyd (Chairman) |
| Website | www |
The Global Smaller Companies Trust is a large British investment trust dedicated to investments in smaller companies on a worldwide basis. The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.[1]
History
The company was established as Alliance Investment in February 1889.[2] At that time, it invested in foreign government bonds, but refocussed on smaller companies in 1975.[3]
After F&C Asset Management secured the mandate, it became F&C Alliance Investment in February 1984, F&C Smaller Companies in January 1988 and F&C Smaller Companies in December 2005.[2] Following the acquisition of F&C Asset Management by BMO Financial Group,[4] it changed its name from F&C Global Smaller Companies plc to BMO Global Smaller Companies in November 2018,[5] and from BMO Global Smaller Companies to The Global Smaller Companies Trust in June 2022.[6] The chairman is Graham Oldroyd.[7][8]
References
- ^ "FTSE 250 Index Factsheet". FTSE Russell. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Global Smaller Companies Trust". Companies House. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
- ^ "Three investment trusts that have stood the test of time". Trust.net. 8 February 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
- ^ "F&C to rebrand as BMO Global Asset Management". Money Marketing. 11 June 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
- ^ "Foreign & Colonial name goes as F&C trusts and saving schemes adopt BMO brand". CityWire. 9 November 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ^ "BMO Global Smaller Companies shuns Columbia Threadneedle moniker in rebrand". Portfolio Adviser. 20 June 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ^ "Graham Oldroyd". MCF Corporate Finance. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
- ^ "BMO Global Smaller Companies". Trust.net. Retrieved 20 December 2018.